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The worst aspect is the child herself, who has all too obviously been told to smile a lot for the camera. It isn't hard to see why she has no human friends.

She's stupid (lighting a fire in a forest), ignorant about the dangers of domesticating wild animals, and inconsiderate towards her practically invisible parents, who have to send out a search party for her at one point - a fact she takes for granted, and for which she feels no remorse.

There's a nasty event towards the end which may traumatise very young children; the happy ending feels tacked on, and I felt the fox needed to do more to deserve the love being lavished upon it.

This isn't Fantastic Mr Fox, it's just an ordinary vixen who I wished would stay well away from this tiresome child, and let her make some friends with someone of her own age and species.